function mecEvents(types)
{
  
  var frmData = {
    fetchEvents: true,
    types: types
  };

  $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: 'https://shares.meclabs.com/s/events/meclabs/request/',
    dataType: 'json',
    data: frmData,
    async: false,
    beforeSend: function(xhr){xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")},
    success: function (data) {
        switch(data.status)
        {
            case 200:
            if (data.output)
            {
              if (types.includes('upcoming') || types.includes('recent'))
              {
                $('#left_split').html(data.output);

                $('#left_split').append(`<div class="archive_button_wrap">
                <div class="left_split_title_block bottom_archive_link_title"><h2>Past Events</h2></div>                
                  <div class="left_split_cta_container  archive_button_container">
                    <div class="archive_text">See events MECLABS and its brands have hosted, spoken at and participated in.</div>
                    <a class="left-split-cta button archive_button" href="/events/archive" target="_blank">SEE MORE EVENTS</a>
                  </div>              
                </div>`);
                $('#left_split').show();
              } else if (types.includes('archived'))
              {
                $('#archive_results').html(data.output);
                
              } else if (types.includes('pressmedia'))
              {
                $('#mediaPress').html(data.output);
              }

              
            }
              break;
            default:
              break;
        }
    },
  });

}